Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1973

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1973. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Gian Francesco Malipiero

  Italian composer and educator (b. 1882)

• Aug. 1 Walter Ulbricht

  German soldier and politician (b. 1893)

• Aug. 1 Walter Ulbricht in Berlin

  Germany; chancellor (1960-1973).

• Aug. 2 Jean-Pierre Melville

  Influential French film director renowned for his stylish and minimalist crime noir films. He was a key figure in the French New Wave cinema movement, creating iconic movies that significantly impacted modern filmmaking. His works like 'Le Samouraï' are considered masterpieces of the genre.

• Aug. 2 Ismail Abdul Rahman

  Former deputy prime minister of malaysia (b. 1915)

• Aug. 3 Richard Marshall

  U.s. army general (born 1895)

• Aug. 6 Fulgencio Batista

  Cuban military dictator who ruled Cuba from 1940-1944 and again from 1952-1959, ultimately overthrown by Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces. He rose from poverty to become a powerful political and military leader who significantly shaped 20th-century Cuban history.

• Aug. 6 Memphis Minnie

  American singer-songwriter

• Aug. 7 Jack Gregory

  Former australian cricketer (born 1895).

• Aug. 8 Dean Corll

  Notorious serial killer from Houston who murdered at least 28 teenage boys between 1970-1973. His horrific crimes shocked Texas and exposed a dark chapter of sexual predation and murder targeting young men.

• Aug. 8 Vilhelm Moberg

  Author and playwright of the swedish history, journalist and author (d. 1973).

• Aug. 9 Charlie Daniels

  Legendary country and southern rock musician known for his virtuosic fiddle playing and hit song 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'.

• Aug. 10 Douglas Kennedy

  Actor (lone ranger and lost city of gold), died at 57

• Aug. 12 Karl Ziegler

  CHE - German chemist and engineer, nobel prize laureate (b. 1898)

• Aug. 12 Walter Rudolf Hess

  MED - Swiss physiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1881)

• Aug. 13 Ben van Eysselsteijn

  Dutch playwright, arid earth, dies at 75

• Aug. 16 Selman Waksman

  MED - Ukrainian-american biochemist and microbiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1888)

• Aug. 16 Selman Abraham Waksman

  Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis

• Aug. 17 Conrad Aiken

  American poet known for his introspective poetry.

• Aug. 17 Jean Barraque

  French composer (born 1928).

• Aug. 22 Stanton Macdonald-Wright

  American modernist painter known for co-founding the Synchromism art movement.

• Aug. 25 Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám

  Hungarian lawyer and politician, prime minister of hungary (b. 1875)

• Aug. 29 Michael Dunn

  American actor known for roles in films like 'House of the Damned' and 'Ship of Fools', who worked in Hollywood during the 1960s.

• Aug. 29 Stringer Davis

  Actress (mouse on the moon, miranda), is killed at 77

• Aug. 31 John Ford

  American film director. his westerns, including the searchers and stagecoach, as well as adaptations of classic american novels such as the grapes of wrath, were his most recognizable works. he won four academy awards (1935, 1940 and 1941 respectively) for best director. one of those films, how green was my valley was also awarded best picture.

• Aug. 31 Raymond Keane

  Dies at 66